Is that a new Algorithm I see? Well by golly it is! But then I read it... Honestly I think CR jumped the shark with this one. Really didn't live up to expectations, especially given how long it's been since the previous chapter. Oh well, can't win them all.
Absence of All Morality lives up to the synopsis/title, and then some. The main character is excessively cruel and well... amoral, of course. People that like the more 'pathic stories will probably enjoy it, and given a few changes in characters I probably would have as well. Had some interesting parts, just really no my kind of thing in the end.
I decided to check out Something Strange at the Office (yeah, I'm too lazy to type the whole thing, hehe) due to CerebusOne's recommendation. Promising start, especially for a new author. Welcome, by the way! It's certainly daunting to put something for others to see! Great job with this one. I really liked how clueless the characters were to specific changes, even when suspicious of others. I've been trying to work out a story that involves an office dynamic. Part of me would hope that it would turn out similar to this, but now I'm a bit worried that it'll fee like I'm copying xD Anyways, hope to see more soon!
Wrong Number was a delicious little short! Leo must be one grumpy dude in general. I can't imagine reacting that way if I were to get a call like that. I'd probably be more confused than anything, especially given the time this occurred. Maybe even a bit interested to hear what she had to say =P
And yes, I'm of course joking about Algorithm. As lovely as ever, and such a tantalizing note to end on. So amused by the run-on sentences from Hannah, I can practically hear her voice in my head while reading. How does someone say that much on just one breath? And now I have to try to figure out who it was at the end... But more importantly... Sorry but you are not allowed to view spoiler contents.
I've been so behind on everything (including my own writing!), but here are some reviews, perhaps set to the tune* of "The Tomfoolery of Professor John Frink":
Algorithm continues to be great (my efforts to correctly spell 'algorithm' on the first try, on the other hand, do not).
Here, Tiffany gets to deal with The Aftermath, Part 2, as well as a well-meaning but very annoying flatmate. If only the machinery were portable, ha! Erin and Tiffany's meeting was full of tension and suspense, with a surprising ending. And then we get a second surprising ending heaped on top of that to close the chapter!
(Future me chimes in with: "I called it! For once I actually called it!")
Son of Sleep continues its twin-story structure to great effect, especially when the two plot lines merge again at, of all places, a gym? I guess you have to pump a lot of iron to have the body of a Greek god, even if you are a Greek god! :) I'm not a big fan of incest scenes, but the one in this week's update made sense in the story, so no worries there.
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Wildwood offers a diabolical mind control conspiracy? Ooh, count me in! There's plenty here to like, and I'm looking forward to reading the next chapter.
(Future me chimes in with: "Actually, two chapters!"
Now to dive into this week's stories!
*Professor Frink, Professor Frink.
He'll make you laugh, he'll make you think.
He likes to run and then the thing with the.. person...